44-6528 Queen Mary
Delivered Lincoln 1/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-P] Horham 25/9/44; with F.L. McAllister force landed Framlingham afb UK 25/12/44; 27m, Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Chas O'Reilly, Co-pilot: Chas Cohen, Radio Operator: Herman Finklestein, Ball turret gunner: Walt Exley (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Ellsworth Quinnell, togglier: Jasper Crowley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Len Vandal, Waist gunner: Joe Heichel, Tail gunner: Gordon Bonenberger (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Weertzlen near Hamburg. Missing Air Crew Report 11369. QUEEN MARY.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 25 December 1944
- Date: 24 December 1944
- Date: 16 December 1944
- Date: 12 December 1944
- Date: 11 December 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 25 December 1944 | Force landed Framlingham afb UK 25/12/44. Pilot Lt F L McAllister. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Hamburg, Germany | 31 December 1944 - 31 December 1944 | Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44. Cause - enemy aircraft, crashed Weertzlen near Hamburg. (5 x POW, 4 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 11369. |